# Double O-Ne-Mg white dwarfs merging as the source of the Powerfull Gravitational Waves for LIGO/VIRGO type interferometers

## TL;DR

This paper proposes that mergers of double O-Ne-Mg white dwarfs can generate strong gravitational waves detectable by LIGO/VIRGO, potentially leading to Type Ia supernovae.

## Contribution

It introduces a new gravitational wave source model involving O-Ne-Mg white dwarf mergers as a detectable event for current interferometers.

## Key findings

- White dwarf mergers produce gravitational waves in hundreds of Hz range.
- Such mergers can be precursors to Type Ia supernovae.
- The proposed source is detectable by existing GW observatories.

## Abstract

New strong non-spiralling-in gravitational wave (GW) source for LIGO/VIRGO detectors are proposed. Double O-Ne-Mg white dwarf mergers can produce strong gravitational waves with frequencies in the several hundreds Hz range. Such events can be followed by a Super Nova type Ia.

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Source: https://tomesphere.com/paper/1703.04000